The D-45 Modern Deluxe puts Martin's Style 45 appointments on its Modern Deluxe build. The top is European Red Spruce with VTS over Adirondack spruce braces, also VTS, scalloped in the Golden Era manner and set in the Forward Shifted X Brace pattern, with a carbon fibre bridgeplate beneath. The back and sides are East Indian rosewood.
The neck is the asymmetrical Vintage Deluxe with the High Performance Taper and a 1 3/4" nut on ebony. Golden Era Style 45 snowflake inlays in abalone and mother of pearl run up the board, the binding, heelcap and endpiece are European flamed maple, and the headstock has an ebony headplate with a torch inlay. Liquidmetal bridge pins and Waverly gold open-gear tuners complete the hardware.
For Style 45 on the Golden Era neck with abalone around the back and sides, look at the D-45. The D-42 Modern Deluxe and D-28 Modern Deluxe share this construction with different trim.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA (Nazareth, Pennsylvania)
Body Size: D-14 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
Back and Sides Finish: Gloss
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 45 Golden Era
Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Side Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace
Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Brace Size: 5/16"
Endpiece: European Flamed Maple
Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
Top Material: European Red Spruce w/ VTS
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Clear
Top Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Binding: European Flamed Maple
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
NECK
Neck Shape: Vintage Deluxe
Neck Taper: High Performance Taper
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Finish Neck: Gloss
Scale Length: 25.4"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Heelcap: European Flamed Maple with Multi-Stripe
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Golden Era Style 45 Snowflake
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone with Mother of Pearl
Fingerboard Binding Material: European Flamed Maple with Multi-Stripe
Side Dots: Abalone
Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper, Diamond and Square Corners
Headplate Material: Ebony
Headplate Logo Style: Torch Inlay
Headplate Binding Material: Maple with Multi-Stripe
Pleked: Yes
HARDWARE
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: Liquidmetal®
Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
Saddle: Compensated Bone
Saddle Radius: 16"
Tuning Machines: Waverly® Gold Open Gear
Knob: Butterbean
Nut Material: Bone
CASE
Case: Ply Hardshell



